Harnesses are everywhere! What a bunch of junk. Don’t rely strictly on your equipment some company tells you their product will “fix your walk”. Before becoming a trainer, I could never figure out why Willie (my golden/husky/lab) wouldn’t stop pulling on our walks! Harness after different harness I tried. “Why… Continue reading
Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance … sounds boring , right? But, oh, so important! A fellow shelter employee was asking for advice the other day. She has three dogs (used to be four), one of them has resource guarding and “dominance/alpha” issues. She did a lot of work to resolve the resource… Continue reading
Willie isn’t eating right now. He’s a little chunky, which worries me a bit. He’s got a little sway to his gait, which it’s been said could be a sign a large breed dog is susceptible to hip dysplasia in their older years. I try to sneak in weight reduction… Continue reading
I’m sitting here with my dog, and two boarded dogs at my feet. I’m pretty sure I’ve averaged walking close to 10 miles a day, ride the bike about a mile a day, and even with taking time off to work with my board/train dogs, have worked over 50 hous… Continue reading
